Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Sweden instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

Health

be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Antigua and Barbuda, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Sweden, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2016.

live 4.9 years longer

In Antigua and Barbuda, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 2.2 times more money

Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $28,700 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

be 31.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Sweden, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

Life

be 83.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 14.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.

have 28.2% fewer children

In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 89.5% more on education

Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

Antigua and Barbuda spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 21.0 times more coastline

Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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